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Jewish Agency. 1929-. Founded by Weizmann to support Zionist cause in Palestine.
Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.
Ashkenazi. 1534-72. Cabalistic Jewish scholar. Established Safed center of learning, Palestine.
Babylonian Captivity. 586-538BC. “70 Years” of Jewish exile by Nebuchadnezzar.
Balfour Declaration. 1917. British support Jewish homeland in Palestine. Endorsed 1919 by Allies. Zionism.
Bernadotte, Folke. 1895-1948. UN mediator in Palestine, assassinated by Jewish terrorists.
Bloch, Ernest. 1880-1959. Swiss/US neoclassical composer. Jewish themes. America 1926.
Cabala. 12C. Jewish mystical scripture interpretation.
Christian Era. 1 AD to present. Jewish Era. Muhammadan Era. Julian Calendar.
Copland, Aaron. 1900-90. US composer blending Jewish, folk, jazz, and Latin influences into a popular style. Experimented with serial techniques.
Dreyfus, Alfred. 1859-1935. Jewish French officer. Trial divided France, 1894-1906. Unjustly sent to Devil’s Island on forged evidence. Zola. Esterhazy.
Eli. Jewish prophet. 8C BC.
Gamaliel. -c50. Jewish rabbi. Taught St. Paul.
Ghetto. Jewish area of cities, esp: 1556-1885 Rome; 1239 Valencia; 1462 Frankfurt; 1516 Venice; 1066-1291 Old Jewry, London; 1939 Warsaw.
Haganah. 1920-48. Jewish protective force in Palestine. Basis of Israeli army.
Hasideans. Jewish sects. 300-175BC. Strict Talmudic observation.
Hasidism. 18C-. Jewish sect founded by Eliezer, called Ba’al Shem-Tov. Stresses good-heartedness over scholarship, mystical approach to God.
Herzl, Theodor. 1860-1904. Hungarian/Austrian writer. Founder of Zionism. The Jewish State 1896.
Hillel. c30BC-9. Jewish commentator. 7 Rules for interpreting Bible.
Irgun Zvai Leumi. 1931-48. Jewish right-wing terrorist group in Palestine.
Jesus. c6BC-c30. Jewish prophet, believed by Christians to be the Messiah, son of God. Crucified. Resurrected. Life and death were inspiration for Christianity.
Jewish Era. Began 3761BCE. Year of creation calculated from Biblical evidence. Christian Era. Muhammadan Era.
Jewish Revolts. vs Romans. 66-73: Failed, Temple destroyed. 132-5: Suppressed by Hadrian. Jews banished from Jerusalem.
Jews. Individuals of Jewish parentage or Judaic religion. Descendents of Israelites who survived Babylonian Captivity. Hebrew.
Josephus, Flavius. 37-100. Jewish soldier/historian. History of the Jewish Wars 75-9.